Musk thought for a while and finally shook his head. He had never heard of this website.
Zhang Yida explained, "This is an e-commerce website owned by me, and it is also the second largest e-commerce website in China."
Musk was a little impressed now. He knew that Zhang Yida ran an e-commerce website, but he was not sure what the specific name was.
Zhang Yida explained Pinduoduo's business development logic to him, and then said: "How about putting Tesla on the shelves for Pinduoduo? Let's work together to build a group of ten thousand people to increase Tesla's popularity in China in one fell swoop."
Musk nodded without thinking, "That's no problem at all!"
He opened a beer from beside him, handed it to Zhang Yida, and opened one himself.
"Come and celebrate our cooperation!"
Zhang Yida smiled brightly and clinked the bottles with Musk.
“After Tesla’s driverless technology matures, it can also make some arrangements in the Internet of Vehicles and in-car entertainment.
With such a big screen, it’s a pity that it doesn’t have entertainment and audio-visual functions.”
Musk smiled and said, "Do you want Ruixiang to develop some cooperation with Tesla?"
"Yes, that's what I mean."
Musk rolled his eyes, thought for a while, shook his head and said: "I can't give you a definite answer to this, because Penguin Group had such a proposal two years ago.
All I can say is that the Chinese market will be developed jointly by the two of you, or by bidding, and we will choose the one that is more suitable."
Zhang Yida nodded, "There is no problem, we will definitely be the more suitable one."
"China is developing so fast that a young entrepreneur like you has appeared."
Musk looked at Zhang Yida and shook his head, "It's incredible!"
Zhang Yida didn't find this remark offensive at all, because he was a man in front of him who spoke freely and did as he pleased.
"Nothing is impossible. If one day you really go to Mars to retire, everyone will probably have the same expression you have now."
When it comes to retiring on Mars, Musk smiled. This is his ideal in life.
He asked Zhang Yida: "You are so young, have you always been engaged in some not-so-cool entrepreneurship?"
Zhang Yida wanted to launch a rocket, and he had the ability, but the national conditions did not allow it!
Although China has liberalized private aerospace in recent years, these private companies cannot go to NASA to recruit people like Musk.
"I also want to start some hard-core technology startups, but my technical strength is still a little too weak."
Zhang Yida looked at the starry night sky, why didn't he want to start a business in the field of stars and sea?
Musk did not agree with Zhang Yida’s view, saying: “SpaceX and Tesla are close to 20 years old today.
Success does not come overnight, but if you don’t even have the courage to take this step, you will never be able to realize those seemingly impossible dreams.”
Zhang Yida didn't expect to be educated by Musk, but what he said made sense.
If you don't try, you'll never have a chance!
"Okay, after Ruixiang Group is listed, I will start a new journey in life."
I don’t know whether it was the effect of alcohol or the excitement of Musk’s words. Zhang Yida is now full of enthusiasm and ready to do something big.
Although he hasn't decided which aspect to pursue yet, it doesn't stop him from shouting two slogans.
Zhang Yida recalled the conversation between Jack Ma and Musk at an artificial intelligence conference in his previous life, which was so embarrassing that he could even look at it.
Jack Ma cares about the earth and is interested in the current changes in human society; Musk is more concerned about the universe and is worried about the future destiny of mankind.
Jack Ma does not believe that artificial intelligence will be smarter than humans, and with artificial intelligence, humans can work less and spend more time enjoying human fun.
Musk believes that artificial intelligence will make work meaningless. Maybe the last job of humans is to write AI software, and eventually AI itself may write software.
There is no distinction between superior and inferior in this conversation, except that Jack Ma seems more practical, while Musk is more unrestrained.
One is a liberal arts English teacher, and the other is a science engineer, so they have many different views on issues.
Musk continued: “In addition to new energy vehicles and aerospace companies, I have also invested in solar energy and brain-computer interfaces, which I feel are quite meaningful industries.
Exploring the unknown, every little gain will give you a sense of accomplishment."
The more he talked, the more excited he became. Musk asked his subordinates to bring him specially made cigarettes and prepared to take a few puffs.
"Do you want to try it together? New product!"
Zhang Yida shook his head like a rattle, "I'm going to the toilet."
After Zhang Yida went to the toilet and came back, Musk had finished smoking.
Zhang Yida then sat down with confidence and began to listen to Musk talk about the "capsule high-speed rail" and his tunnel excavation company B pany (Boring Company).
“I’m tired of the congested ground traffic, so I want to dig underground public transportation tunnels. This will not only alleviate traffic congestion, but also improve work efficiency.
Does it make sense to waste precious time commuting?”
Musk spread his hands and said with disdain: "The citizens of Los Angeles complained to me, saying that destroying their homes could easily cause earthquakes."
Zhang Yida scratched his head, there must be too many fantastic ideas.
"I heard that you also sell flamethrowers?"
Musk smiled like a child, "You mean the one to fight zombies? It's very popular. It costs 600 US dollars a piece. We sold 20,000 pieces in four days."
Zhang Yida has seen relevant videos. To put it bluntly, the gun is just a toy and can easily cause fire. I really don’t know what its purpose is.
However, foreigners are very curious and it is produced by Musk, which naturally attracts many enthusiasts to buy it.
Musk has now reached a state where he can do whatever he wants.
After staying for a while, the huge roar of airplane propellers came from the night sky.
The helicopter to pick them up has arrived!
Many wealthy people in the United States like to use helicopters as short-distance transportation, and they have built helipads in their company buildings and residences.
Musk is no exception and has his own helicopter.
Zhang Yida followed Musk onto the helicopter and returned to the California city.
The next day, Zhang Yida's team began formal talks with Tesla's management team.
Tesla does not have ample funds on its books. It needs to spend money to build a factory in Shanghai and develop Model Y and other models.
In the end, the Tesla team decided to issue more than 9 million additional shares to Yanhuang Investment at $243 per share, accounting for 5% of the total post-issuance share capital.
After the additional issuance is completed, Yanhuang Investment will rank as the fifth largest shareholder of Tesla, holding slightly more shares than Penguin.
The price is also high. Yanhuang Investment will pay US$2.24775 million for these 5 points of shares!
Then, Tesla began to submit application documents to the SEC for additional shares.
Receiving this good news, Tesla's stock price began to rebound slightly.
Zhang Yida did not stay any longer and handed over the follow-up work to the Yanhuang Investment US team and returned to China himself.